Pathway Slabs on driveway

[Dundee_Stokie]

Is there an easy fix to this ? Looks like the slabs have gradually moved over time due to cars.

Is there a particular tool to lift and move concrete paving stones ?

And would I need to move the bottom two (possibly replace) first ?

It’s only a row of two inbetween block paving and stone chips.

 

[jj4091]

Just use a spade pushed down into the chippings and lever the pavers back to the edging. Replace the cracked ones last.

 

[Munroast]

you need to work out why they have done that so as they won't do it the next time

do the slabs run up along side the house and is the side of the house not in a straight line with the side of the driveway?

 

[Ollyfp]

Paving slabs aren't really made to support vehicles, but I guess you could use them... with the right preparation! I'm afraid there's no 'quick fix' here. Personally, I would pull them all up and start from scratch. You'd need at least 4" of compacted MOT Type 1 as a base, and you'd need to build a retaining edge to prevent movement.

 

[Fred Blogs]

They have moved because the slabs have been laid directly on the soil and there is nothing on the stones side to hold them. They need to be pushed, lifted or levered back into place using muscle, they aint that heavy I have 25 to move from the road UP to my garden and then laid for a shed slab and I'm 74. They look like 2x2 (no I don't do foriegn metric stuff) and then when put back in their proper places they need a border of some sort similar to that that runs alongside the block paving to hold them in place. Ideally you should dig out the earth to about six inches or so, lay a sub layer of stones and dust which all needs compacting down etc etc etc. Yeah I know big jobby but that is the way it should be done. otherwise just push them back into place and use a border to hold them there.

 

[Munroast]

i just like the way they have all moved out uniformly, the horizontal (x axis) joints have remained good. has to be a reason behind that

 

[noseall]

Is there an easy fix to this ? Looks like the slabs have gradually moved over time due to cars.

Is there a particular tool to lift and move concrete paving stones ?

And would I need to move the bottom two (possibly replace) first ?

It’s only a row of two inbetween block paving and stone chips.

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As said, they need laying on a solid mortar bed along with a haunched edging to restrain them.

 

[Ollyfp]

i just like the way they have all moved out uniformly, the horizontal (x axis) joints have remained good. has to be a reason behind that

Haha! Shouldn't you be on the mathsteacher.com forum?

 

[Munroast]

Haha! Shouldn't you be on the mathsteacher.com forum?

no - have spent too much time recently working with CNC mills, Laser Cutters and 3 d printers - my world is now started to be quantifies in X, Y & Z Axis - and feed speeds - which has nothing to do with eating pasties

 

[Dundee_Stokie]

you need to work out why they have done that so as they won't do it the next time

do the slabs run up along side the house and is the side of the house not in a straight line with the side of the driveway?

It’s kind of in line with a bit of the house but more running alongside the front lawn level.

 

[Dundee_Stokie]

Update….I moved them up one !
Not done correctly by a long chalk but it looks a wee bit better than it did. It’s a temp fix until I can decide what to do with the whole thing….100% block paved, 100% stone chips, tarmac ???

 

[Ollyfp]

Bearing in mind that no driveway is ever maintenance-free, I'd always go for compacted MOT Type 1 and stone chippings to finish. I've tried them all! Lol